It’s really fun to think about projects and ideas. It’s also really fun to start new projects and daydream about what it will look like when it’s done. The really hard part of creative work is overcoming resistance. Resistance comes in a lot of different forms when you should be working on something really important. As Steven Pressfield notes in […]

This week, we’re going to take a break from discussing books on workplace performance to consider some issues that are probably on everyone’s minds as the economics job market heats up. What does it take to get a job? Will you be discriminated against because of your classical liberal views?* It’s no secret that the academy takes a dim view […]

Jeffery Rogers Hummel, a professor of economics at San Jose State University, took some time to talk about his book Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men: A History of the American Civil War – which recently saw the release of its 2nd edition.

Do you trust yourself to make the right decision about what to do next? It’s a tough question with what’s probably not a very encouraging answer. Too often (and believe me, I’ve been there) it’s a lot easier to let the feeling that you’re surrounded by chaos short-circuit your brain and your willpower and lead you to Reddit rather than […]

If you’re reading this, you’re probably dreaming of a career in which you will basically read, write, and talk for a living. Look, though, at one of the papers you’re reading for a project you’re working on. Odds are, it’s poorly written. That should surprise you and, quite honestly, embarrass you. For people who communicate for a living, academics sure […]

You have a lot on your mind. The key to staying productive is to get a lot of that stuff off your mind and into a system you trust. My favorite system is David Allen’s Getting Things Done, and I keep track of my commitments, projects, and contexts using Nozbe, a software program modeled on GTD (I pay for it, […]

For the past year, one of us (Pamela) has been the K-12 Education Program Officer at the Institute for Humane Studies. The goal is to get more libertarians into primary and secondary schools as teachers. This has proven a hard sell because when libertarians dream about teaching, we often focus on higher education. We are interested in scholarly ideas and […]

The equilibrium with which you are likely familiar is the equilibrium that characterized my experience through (almost) the end of grad school. Your workspace looks like a paper mill exploded, and maybe you have a “to do” list folder and a pile of books and papers you need to read. Maybe. I discovered David Allen’s Getting Things Done a few […]

Jon Acuff of “Stuff Christians Like” is one of my favorite bloggers. I just read his new book Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average, Do Work That Matters. It contains a lot of wisdom for people who struggle with doubt, those who struggle with questions like “is this really what I need to be doing right now?”, and those […]

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